Please describe the structure of the classification: How many levels does the classification have? (Please provide labels, such as “Division”, “Class”) How many categories exist at each level?

CNEEA CIS consists of 9506 kinds.

2 (b)

Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level.

Yes

Relationship to international standards

3 (a)

Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe.

SCC is responsible for CNEEA CIS classification.

3 (b)

Is the classification structure identical to the international standard or, if not, how does it differ? (e.g. have additional levels been added to the international standard or have changes been made within the level of the international structure, such as aggregations or additional breakdowns)

It is difficult for us to answer this question.

3 (c)

Please describe deviations from the international standard (in terms of structure, methodology or application rules). Please use examples, if a general statement is not possible.

It is difficult for us to answer this question.

3 (d)

At what level of the international standard can data be reported for international comparison? (Please provide examples of programmes / indicators if reporting takes place at different levels of the classification.)

CNEEA CIS upon the agreement with all CIS state representatives in Moscow 03.11.95

3 (e)

If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future.

CNEEA CIS is stipulated to be revised again after 2002.

Classification uses

4 (a)

Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing.

It is used in statistical surveys in sphere of external trade. Outside of this classification are State Custom Committee, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Tax, National Bank, Ministry of Finance

4 (b)

Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.)

CNAA-CIS is used by State Statistical Committee when carrying out surveys on external trade.

4 (c)

Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office?

All publications on external trade are published by the SSC in correspondence with CNEAA.

Implementation / revision status

5 (a)

Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.)

In Azerbaijan language

5 (b)

Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes.

Yes

5 (c)

Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification?

Yes

5 (d)

Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given)

Yes

5 (e)

Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications

No

5 (f)

Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a))

Methodical assistance within the framework of TACIS

5 (g)

Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification?

State Custom Committee, Tax Ministry, Ministry of Economy

5 (h)

When was the former classification implemented?

No

5 (i)

Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere.

Supporting documents

6 (a)

Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated?

External trade statistics were not conducted as Azerbaijan Republic had no Customs

6 (b)

Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)?

We are not able to answer this question

6 (c)

Are correspondence tables between alternative and current classification available (if applicable)?

We are not able to answer this question

6 (d)

Does a national coding index exist?

We are not able to answer this question

6 (e)

Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML)

We are not able to answer this question

6 (f)

Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form?

We are not able to answer this question

Contact information

7 (a)

Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification